USHL - Riders beat Waterloo

Nathan Smith scored the 1st of his three goals just 5:56 into the 1st period, offsetting an early Waterloo goal. Marek Valach scored on the Power Play just a few minutes later, giving the Riders a 2-1 lead.

Smith scored again in the 2nd period, putting the Riders up 3-1. Waterloo scored with 1:08 left in the period to make the score 3-2 after two periods.

Smith completed the hat trick 5:26 into the 3rd period. Jakub Urbanek completed the scoring with an empty net goal with 1:02 left in the game.

Jiri Patera and Blake Pietila split duties in goal for the RoughRiders.